District of Columbia Schools, Chief Facilities Director, and Kifah Wael Jayyousi

Kifah Wael Jayyousi, Chief Facilities Director for District of Columbia Schools was arrested on Sunday, April 3, 2005. As Chief Facilities Director for Dictrict of Columbia Schools and the years before, advocated for a violent jihad in Bosnia, Kosovo, Chechnya, and Somalia.

The criminal complaint against Kifah Wael Jayyousi cites investigations that began in 1993. The criminal complaint states that Kifah Wael Jayyousi with two co-conspirators: Adham Amin Hassoun; in United States custody since 2002, and Kassem Daher; living in Lebanon, set up nonprofit charities through which they raised money and recruited fighters for jihadi groups affiliated with al-Qaeda. The charities include The Global Relief Foundation, American Islamic Group, and American Worldwide Relief. Criminal complaint describes Kifah Wael Jayyousi as a supporter and follower of Abdel Rahman and investigators intercepted phone conversations between the two men.

Omar Abdel Rahman was arrested and charged with plotting to blow up several New York landmarks. Abdel Rahman is now serving a life sentence as spiritual leader of Egypt's largest Islamic militant group, al-Gama'a al-Islamiya.